Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Tulathromycin

2,429 FDA reports name Tulathromycin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#91 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
2,429
adverse-event reports
57.3%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Tulathromycin ranks #91 of 2679 by total reports (2,429) and #49 of 1130 by death-coded share (57.3%). National dual: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad is #1 of 2679 drugs by total adverse-event reports (149,624) at death-coded-share rank 965 of 1130 drugs with at least 50 reports (2.3%); separately, Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) is #1 highest death-coded share at 97.8% (report rank #821).

149,624
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad reports (#1)
97.8%
Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) death share (#1)
#91
This drug, reports of 2679
#49
This drug, death share of 1130

Report volume reflects how common a breed or drug is and how often owners and vets file — not actual risk. Death-coded share ranks are limited to entries with enough reports to be meaningful. The two maps do not agree at #1.

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Tulathromycin has 2,429 reports now versus 2,411 in that prior snapshot: 18 more (0.7%).

Report change
+18
Death-coded reports
+8
Death-coded share
−0.1 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

Subscribe to Tulathromycin changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 1,391 is the most distinctive stamp on Tulathromycin's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
2,429
Total Reports
1,391
Deaths Reported
57.3%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Tulathromycin

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknownIntramuscularParenteralTopicalOralOtherOphthalmicIntravenousSubconjunctival

Species Affected

Cattle 1,727
Unknown 313
Human 264
Pig 58
Goat 21
Sheep 13
Cat 12
Dog 10
Horse 5
Alpaca 2

Most Affected Breeds

Mixed (Cattle) 736
Unknown 583
Cattle (other) 481
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 138
Cattle (unknown) 114
Aberdeen Angus 101
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 83
Crossbred Porcine/Pig 36
Jersey 16
Pig (unknown) 14

Most Reported Reactions

Death 996
Lack of efficacy - NOS 789
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS 638
Necropsy performed 147
Injection site pain 119
Unclassifiable adverse event 87
Accidental exposure 84
Injection site reaction NOS 83
CULTURE/TITER DATA ABNORMAL 73
Injection site swelling 73
Death by euthanasia 71
DEATH-TREATMENT FAILURE 61

Outcome Breakdown

Died
1,354 (44.6%)
Outcome Unknown
1,101 (36.3%)
Recovered/Normal
236 (7.8%)
Ongoing
225 (7.4%)
Euthanized
77 (2.5%)
Recovered with Sequela
41 (1.4%)

Tulathromycin: high death-coded share in the FDA AER row

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Tulathromycin, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (57.3% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Tulathromycin (#91 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 57.3%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 1,391 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →